Barry Dancer

Hockey

Age

Olympic History

Montreal 1976

Career Events

Hockey Men's 12-team Tournament

Barry's Story

1952 -

Queenslander Barry Dancer was a member of the men’s hockey team that won a silver medal in 1976. However, he is likely best known for his role as head coach of the Kookaburras (now the name of our men’s hockey team) when they broke Australia’s long-standing Olympic hoodoo by winning gold at the Athens Olympics in 2004. Having himself been part of a fine generation of Australian men’s hockey players that never tasted ultimate Olympic success, Dancer’s integral role as coach of the 2004 gold medallists was all the more emotional and significant.

Olympic Results

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